THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NKWS-JOl/RNAL. / FR1DA Y JULY. 17 1003
NEW WATERWAY OVERFLOWS.
WE9T END SEES FLOOD.
NORFOLK AVENUE IS A RIVER
TRAIN SERVICE ABANDONED SUN.
DAY OVER NIGHT.
WASHOUTS IN ALL DIRECTIONS
LIGHTNING STRIKES JOHNSON
HOME , STARTING FIRE.
ELKHORN HIGHEST IN 5 YEARS
THE STORM WAS STATE WIDE ,
WORST NEAR NORFOLK.
TRAIN SERVICE AGAIN MONDAY
Sunday Norfolk and Vicinity Experi
enced Heaviest Rain In History of
Town , Storm Setting In Before Noon
and Continuing Until 3.
llaln fnlllni ; In solid sheets Sunday
afternoon set a new record for rulu
fall In Norfolk , turned the west end
Into a raging river which engulfed the
blocks adjacent to Norfolk and Madi
son avenues from the hill to the
' tracks , created lakes In the low lands ,
brought the Northfork nearly to the
point ot overflow and placed an abso
lute veto on railroad tralllc.
5.61 Inches of Water Fell.
The rain fall during the three hours
nnd a half of the storm amounted to
5,01 Inches , the greatest downpour of
water recorded In the government
records for Norfolk.
Broke all Records.
The rain Sunday broke all local
records. From statistics available It
appears that this volume of water
was never equalled In Norfolk since
a local brancti of the weather bureau
has been maintained here. The near
est approach to the downpour In recent
years apijears to have been on Sep
tember 11 , li)02 ) , when 3.75" Inches'fell.
A harder rain fell three years before ,
on May 3 , 181)0 ) , when 3.31 Inches of
water fell between 4:30 : and 8 o'clock
in the evening , the bulk of the rain
coining between 4:30 : and 15.
The Storm General.
The rain extended clear across the
state from Chadron east , being heavier
in the eastern section. Not much rain
fell at Madison , Pierce or at Lynch
but a great deal at Verdigre and Stan-
ton. The storm moved down from
western South Dakota. In and about
Norfolk the storm was most severe.
Railroads Tied Up.
Every railroad line out of Norfolk
was affected by the storm. From the
time the storm broke at noon Sunday
until Monday morning not a passenger
train left Norfolk. Washouts occurred
between Norfolk and Stanton and be
tween Stnnton and Pllger on the main
Hue of the Northwestern east , between
Norfolk and Meadow Grove on the
same line west , between Norfolk and
Hadar on the Bonesteel line , between
Norfolk and llosklns on the M. & O.
line and near Euola on the Union Pa
cific.
West End Suffers Most.
The west end was the scene of the
real Hood. Other sections ot the town
were water covered and saw the most
water in the memory of Norfolk citi
zens but it was west Norfolk beyond
the tracks where a river of water
flowed across lots. At the tracks the
greater part of the water turned
north , illowlng up seventh street to the
Union Pacific Hats , which were
Hooded.
Elkhorn Highest In Five Years.
The Klkhorn river at Norfolk Is the
highest it has been within five years ,
and is still rising at the rate of two
inches an hour. The water is about
four feet deep on the road between
the two bridges on South Thirteenth
street and the rural mall wagon found
it impossible to make the drive. At
midnight some farmers got out , har
nessed their horses and built dikes to
hold the water off their cornfields.
Northfork River Falling.
Water in the Northfork fell about a
foot Monday morning and no water
had begun to back up from the Elk-
horn.
WEST END A RIVER.
Details of the Sunday Flood Storm
In Norfolk.
-1 Norfolk and Madison avenues in the
west end of Norfolk were the scene of
a Hood such as was never equalled
oven In the days before Corporation
gulch was built to turn the flood
waters south towards the Elkhorn
river. For the first tlmo the now
waterway was Inadequate. The great
flood of water rushed down from the
v ' \ hills west of the city far above the
/ ( \ banks of the waterway and far beyond
the capacity ot the ditch to carry off
the surplus waters.
Avenue Stream Throe Feet ,
i From the waterway near Thirteenth
' street the flood water extending In a
I \
lake of rushing water over the whole
vicinity of the gulch found 1111 easy
outlet down Norfolk nvuntio where the
old floods were wont to go. Hut the
water tlilu tlmo went higher than even
In the old lUyn.
In Norfolk avenue the water rushed
three foot deep. In places it was
higher than a mini's waist. Madison
nvi'imo was another rushing stream.
In fact the water In both streets met
In one stream more than a block wide.
Ran Into Houses.
The Hood swept iicrotm yards , push
ing into basements and even Into
houses not set ttutllclcntly high from
the ground. All manner of lumber ,
sidewalks and rubbish floated down
with the Hood , swinging across pee
ple's yards and being dropped by the
receding waters In all manner of
places.
Damage Into Thousands.
The damage from the high water
ran Into thousands of dollars. Yards
were washed , basements filled and
every board sidewalk and crossing
Hwopt from of the west end. The
street damage which the city suffered
la heavy.
Waterway Helped.
Without the new waterway west
Norfolk would have been the scene
of a flood of far more serious proper
tions. Houses would have been washed
away.
An Immense volume of water ran
south down the gulch Into fho Hat
bottoms this side of the Klkhorn. It
swept over the floor of the Norfolk
avenue gulch bridge and was above
the railing of the lower bridge on
the gulch just south of Norfolk av
enue.
Bovee Barn and Contents Lost.
At the farm of Uoveo 13ros. , a mile
northwest of the city limits and lo
cated on a side hill sloping down to the
ditch which begins several miles back
and carries the water Into town , se
rious damage was done. A large barn
about 120x40 feet , was picked off Its
slto and washed away. The building
was torn In two by the lorce of the
water , half of it landing a short dis
tance down stream and the other half
being carried considerably further.
In the barn were about six loads of
hay , 1200 bushels of corn , 150 bushels
of oats , and all the farm harness and
saddles. All of these things , Includ
ing the farm grain and hay , were
washed away and lost. The water
was about ten foot deep In the ditch
at the Iloveo farm. The corn was dis
tributed all along Norfolk avenue and
some of It was swept Into the North-
folk , several miles below the
starting point. Ears of yellow corn to
bo seen strewn across Norfolk avenue
lawns all came from the IJovee farm.
Damage at Bilger Home.
The home of F. G. Bllger , on Koe-
nlgstein avenue between Thirteen
and Fourteenth streets , just where the
gulch swings lute town , was a heavy
sufferer. His buggy shed was de
stroyed and swept away , a buggy in
side being demolished. The water
went Into his house more than a foot
deep , carpets being coated with thick ,
black mud , chairs being floated around
from room to room , and everything
within a foot of the floor being prac
tically ruined. A little pig was swept
out of its pen at this place and carried
more than two blocks down stream in
ten feet of water , finally being taken
out , still alive and squealing. It
proved a good swimmer. Chickens at
this place went into the top of the
barn when It began raining , and thus
saved themselves. A grindstone was
picked up and carried some distance ,
the frame being finally torn loose
from the wheel and carried away.
Mrs. Wtn. Boche Rescued.
Mrs. Win. Boche was carried out of
her home on North Eighth street and
taken into a neighbor's house when
the water entered her house to a
depth of more than a foot. She was
alone and , being advanced In years ,
was carried out by men who were at
hand.
L. A. Rothe Lost Blooded Chickens.
L. A. Rothe lost about 100 thorough
bred Black Langshan chickens. Out
of 105 , only about sixty were saved.
Mr. and Mrs. Rothe had been at
church. They stopped in dt the home
of a friend enroute home , to seek ref
uge from the heavy rain. When they
finally did reach home they found over
100 of their choice fowls gone.
Eighty-five of the dead birds were
picked up in the garden.
Damage at Blakeman's New House.
There Isn't as much lumber stacked
up around a new residence Iwlng built
by F. A. Dlakeman on Norfolk avenue ,
between Thirteenth and Fourteenth
streets as there was. There isn't as
much concrete block foundation under
the new house as there was. But
there are many more new shingles and
two-by-foura scattered
along Norfolk
avenue than were ever seen along so
large a stretch of territory at one time
before. The wall of water dashed out
the foundation under the north side of
the house. And the river that came
along and overflowed down Norfolk
avenue carried in its swift current
bundles of shingles , long , slim , new
boards , kegs of nails and a tool chest
with all its tools Inside. Some of the
shingles were carried down to the
river , by way of north Seventh street.
Electric Light Station Flooded.
The electric light station was put
out of business for an hour and a half
when a flood of water overwhelmed
Its machinery. Twelve men with force
pumps were immediately set at work
and soon things were again In work
ing order. While the power was down
the boilers at the city pumping station
were steamed up , for use in pumping
water In case of fire , and the flro
came.
Fire Follows Lightning Bolt.
Lightning struck the home of Rob
ert Johnson , the Union Pacific car Inspector -
specter , at 312 North Ninth street , th ,
house catching flro Immediately. The
hull came In the height of the storm ,
the lire whistle calling out the depart
ment In the terrible downpour.
No one wn Injured by the lightning
bolt though Mrs. Johnson was taken 111
later In the afternoon from the tier-
VOIIH shock Incident to the combination
of lightning , fire and flood.
The blaze wan extinguished by the
first firemen to arrive under the di
rection of Chief Kraut ? without turnIng -
Ing on the city water. The damage
to the house by the lightning and flro
was not heavy.
The lightning struck the chimney
of the house.
Ran to Methodist Church.
A misunderstanding In the fire
alarm turned In whan lightning struck
the Johnson homo resulted In the
dromon rushing to the Methodist
church which was reported on flre.
A hose cart nnd the hook and latldor
wagon woru taken to the church In
the drenching ruin. Thou the depart
ment had to retrace Its steps back.
Ninth street.
Lightning Struck Pacific Hotel.
Lightning struck the Pacific hotel.
Mrs. W. S. Slaughter of Herrlck , S.
IX , and her little daughter wore dazed.
They were in room 12 taking a nap ,
'
Mr. Slaughter being In the office.
Mrs. Slaughter was picked up off the *
lloor.whero she had dropped from IV >
iron bed , In a half dazed condition five
minutes later , attention having been
attracted to the room by cries of the
child. E. L. llussell , a commercial
traveler from St. Paul , was knocked
from a chair In the oillce to the floor
by the bolt. He says ho has been In
every big storm In Nebraska this
spring , Including that at Lincoln a
week ago. There were about seventy
people In the hotel and all came Hying
Into the oillce.
Lightning Broke Windows.
The vibration from a particularly
severe bolt of lightning broke out
windows in G. II. Seller's real estate
oillce and Smith Brothers' oillce In the
Bishop block.
Trees Struck.
Trees were struck by lightning In
different parts of the city. A tree near
P. F. Bell's home on Koenlgsteln av
enue was struck.
Cow Electrocuted.
Stepping on a live wire on South
First street a cow belonging to George
Madsen was Instantly electrocuted.
The cow was one of a herd being
driven homo by Gus Bathke. At First
street near the city power house a
heavy tree had been broken down and
In falling had taken an electric light
wire to the ground. Fortunately it was
a cow which first chanced to step
upon the wire. The minimal was taken
to the ground In an Instant , as dead
as If struck by lightning.
The cow was electrocuted shortly
before 0 o'clock. Following the storm
children had been playing about the
fallen tree but none came in contact
with the live wire.
Hot Water Around Lumber Yard.
Water at the Mittelstadt lumber
yard got hot when the sixty barrels of
lime were tossed out into the stream.
The sizzling lime heated up the water
to a very perceptible degree. The six
ty barrels of llmo were worth ? 90.
A four-foot pile of lumber was moved
several feet and huge Umbers were
swept up against a fence.
Mlttelstadt's Loss $2,500.
L. C. Mittelstadt estimates the loss
in his lumber yard conservatively at
$2,500.
Many Fields Under Water.
Many fields along the Elkhorn are
Inundated. The water stretches out
from the bank for a half mile.
Never Equalled Before.
The nearest approach to this rain
was in September , 1902 , when 3.75
inches fell one day. No rain of this
size has ever fallen in Norfolk within
the memory of the oldest inhabitant.
Water at Insane Hospital.
About three feet of water Hooded
the boiler rooms at the Norfolk Insane
hospital and quenched the flres. Im
mediately men went to work pumping
out the water.
Trains Leave Norfolk.
After noon Sunday no trains arrived
or departed from Norfolk depots until
Monday morning. The first passenger
train In was Northwestern train No.
5 , due Sunday evening , which arrived
at 5 a. m. It left at 5:55 : for the west.
No. 2 left for the east a short time
afterwards. The most serious track
damage was between Norfolk and
Stanton , the damage between Norfolk
and Meadow Grove not being serious.
The weak track between Norfolk and
Hadar was in condition Monday morn
ing to permit the Bonesteol train to
leave early. It was after 10 o'clock
when the M. & O. passenger left for
Sioux City , nearly twontly-four hours
late. The evening passenger on the
Union Pacific got past the Enola wash
out about 7 o'clock Monday morning.
All trains were late Monday.
From One Flood to Another.
Superintendent C. II. Reynolds of
the Northwestern was returning to
Norfolk on train 40L which was
stranded" at Stanton. He had been
looking after flood vork at Lincoln
for a woek. General Superintendent
S. M. Braden was In town and went
to the wash-out five miles east of town
with the work train , to superintend
the work.
Show People Repair Tracks.
The men of the A. L. Lewis shows ,
coming to Norfolk for a woek's en
gagement , worked with the section
men and repair crows on the main line
washout near Stanton. The company
was on train No. 1 from Ornaha. When
the washout was reached , the actora
grabbed crowbars nnd volunteered
their services to Superintendent C. II.
Reynolds who was on the train and
who took charge of the repair work.
The show men said that they volun
teered for heavy work and their aer-
vlcea were accepted. Today the rail
road olllclnls expressed their aprecla-
tlon.
Passengers Have Weary Walts.
Passengers on trains seeking to get
out of town hud weary waits. They
felt fortunate , however , that they were
at a station whore they could get plen
ty to eat , ami not out In the country.
Hotels Crowded Over Night.
All Norfolk hotels wore crowded for
the night , cots being brought Into ser
vice. The fact that many trains failed
to go out left an unusual number of
people stranded in the city.
Came at Church Time.
In Norfolk the storm broke at church
time , the Urst heavy rain coming
about 11:30. : The rain continued until
about 3 o'clock , save for one brief
Intermission. About 2 o'clock the rain ,
falling faster and faster , was lashed
about by a strong gale which blow
for some minutes.
Most of the churches were crowded
during the greater part of the early
afternoon by members of the congre
gation unable to venture Into the Hood
outside.
People who went to church were
trapped by the storm. Some ventured
homo through the driving rain. Some
waited a couple of hours for a slight
let-up. Some managed to get cabs
called.
Father Walsh Dismissed Church.
The congregation at the Church of
jtho Sacred Heart got home before the
'storm. Father Walsh saw the storm
coming and dismissed church at 11:05 : ,
so that all were able to get home
ahead of the rain.
Stopped Y. M. C. A. Meetings.
The storm stopped both Y. M. C. A.
meetings planned for Sunday A men's
meeting was to have been held at the
First Congregational church at a time
when the church was surrounded by
a foot or so of water. The mass meet
ing at the Auditorium was called oft
early In the afternoon.
Hacks In Demand.
Hacks did a rushing business M
afternoon. They were the crying need
of the day. Despite the fact that Nor
folk has more cabs than any other city
In the world of Its size , It was dlfllcult
to get them.
Sturgeon and Taft Get a Fall.
Mayor Sturgeon and County Com
missioner Burr Taft were victims of a
washed-out hole in Norfolk avenue ,
caused by a sewer ditch , shortly after
the storm. They were driving west
between Twelfth and Thirteenth
streets in a cart. The horse stepped
into a soft sewer-ditch spot , sank down
and as a result pitched the two cart-
occupants out Into the mud. The
mayor was then run over by the cart
wheel , his shoulder being slightly
bruised and his cheek opened to the
extent of drawing blood.
Hacks Went Into Sewer Holes.
Scores of holes are to be found In
many streets of the city , where the
sewer ditches have caved In. One cab
dropped Into two different holes on
Tenth street and another one did the
same on South Fifth. Nobody was
hurt. Single horses dropped into
holes all around town.
Old Trenches Settle.
In The Heights and other parts of
the city where there has been recent
trench work , the trenches settled dur
ing the storm , leaving in some cases
a deceptive crust still Intact.
Many cab men Sunday evening re
fused to answer calls from The
Heights on account of the unsafe con
dition of the streets. Men represent
ing the city and the firm of Smith &
Son were out as soon as the storm
slacked , marking dangerous places in
the streets.
At night scores of red lanterns
blinked on Norfolk streets.
Monday morning Ed Bley unknow
Ingly drove into a hole in the road ,
his wagon overturning with a whole
load of can goods. Bystanders helped
right the wagon.
Foundations Cave In.
The rains were disastrous to foun
dations in many parts of the city.
Serious damage was done to the foun
dations of new houses being erected
on South Ninth street by C. E. Dough
ty and J. L. Weaver. Sections of
foundations in several other'parts of
the city caved In.
Barometer Was Low.
Sunday morning was intensely sul
try. People were awakened at 5
o'clock , unable to sleep In the oppres
sive air. While no reading was made
of the barometer , It is certain that
the mercury was low in the tube , as
indicated by the oppressiveness and
later by the terrific wind that swept
down from the northwest.
Many View the Scenes.
Scores of people some barefooted
waded up Norfolk avenue during the
afternoon to see the result of the over
flow.
On a Raft Down Main Street.
One man had a raft ride down Nor
folk avenue , and then north on Sev
enth street. He climbed on a stray
sidewalk raft In front of the Lewis
& Goldsworthy bakery and was swept
at high speed down the thoroughfare ,
across the street and then north on
Seventh street. It was at the brick
yards that he found opportunity to
disembark.
Will Mean New Sidewalks.
The storm will
mean many new
cement sidewalks in Norfolk. Dozens
of board walks were washed away and
lost. Many were badly broken. Coun
cilman Degner and City Clerk Harter
started out Monday afternoon to get
a line on the new walks needed.
Print The News In Boots.
The force of people required to
print The News wore boots Monday.
Seven Inches of water flooded the
basement floor , so that all machinery
stands In water. A heavy loss on
paper stock was sustained.
Good Time to Look After Dike.
Such a storm as this , and in fact
such rains as have fallen this spring ,
make It seem advisable to give con
stant attention to the dike north of
town , as a matter of precautionary
protection. In dry weather , nnd In
faot all the year around. It should be
the business of some official to sec
that the dike Is at all times prepared
to withstand a strain. And unions
some constant , systematic attention Is
given the dike , the wearing of one
wall of water after another might In
time oat through the mound of earth
and cause serious disaster to the busi
ness section of the city. This Is a
good time to take tops to see that the
dike is kept always in good order.
Ditch Should be Larger.
White the now ditch in Corporation
gulch did all that could possibly he
expected of It In currying off the
flood , yet the occasion demonstrated
that the Hlzo of the ditch Is Insuffi
cient. A man familiar with that class
of work claims that if the ditch hart
boon twice as wide as it Is there
would have been no overflow down
Norfolk and Madison avenues. The
expense of enlarging the ditch , now
that the right of way Is practically all
pux'hased , the surveys made and all
the preliminary work established ,
would be very moderate , and It is
urged that with the example of Sun
day's Hood before the people no better
time to enlarge the ditch could be
found than right now.
Atkinson Got Hard Rain.
Early Sunday morning the Incoming
morning passenger train struck a fur
ious ruin at Atkinson. A sectlonman
was sent ahead of the train on account
of the water. The heavy part of the
storm extended only a short distance
this side.
Rain at Valentine.
Valentine , Neb. , July 13. Special to
The News : Three days' excessive heat
culminated in a dust storm Saturday
evwilng , followed by a refreshing rain.
For three days the temperature stood
close to the hundred mark.
Heavy rain was reported to the
Northwestern from Fremont and from
the Hastings , Superior and Lincoln
linos. Train service was not Inter
rupted to those points , however.
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Hov. I. W. Wllllnms , HuntlnRton , W.
V.a. , testifies ns follows : "This Is to
certify thnt I used Foloy's Kidney Uem-
etly for nervous exhaustion anil klilnoy
trouble , nnd nm free to say that Foloy's
Kidney Homudy will do all that you
claim for It. " Klcsnu Drug Co.
The furnish room hunters are with
us always and they read the ada
ENTER ON ADVERTISING CAM
PAIGN FOR CHAUTAUQUA.
GROUNDS ARE AN ATTRACTION
Fishing , Boating and Bathing Are Real
Delights on the Northfork And This
Fact Will be Placed Before Pros
pective Visitors.
"The Northfork of the Elkhorn ,
which flows through the heart of the
city of Norfolk , Is a beautiful stream
deep , wide and cool , It's banks en
amelled with wild flowers , festooned
with vines , and shaded by noble old
trees , whose birth reaches back to
the days of the buffalo and the Indian.
It is an Ideal spot for boating , fishing ,
bathing , botonizing or just Idling
away an afternoon , enjoying the
breeze , the birds , the flowers. The
back water from the dam reaches up
stream seven miles to the rapids
formed by the submerged concrete
dam of the sugar factory , which holds
the water back for several miles be
yond. To portage a canoe around
these rapids and then shoot down
them Is an exhilarating pastime ,
there being just enough fall and white
water to make the trip delightful. The
river Is well supplied with motors ,
row boats and canoes.
With this paragraph prospective
patrons of the Norfolk chautauqua are
introduced to the Northfork river
which flows through the chautauqua
grounds and which affords a pleasant
opportunity for boating , bathing and
fishing during a stay at the ten day's
chautauqua , which opens here three
weeks from today.
There Is no prettier stream In the
west than the Elkhorn and the North-
fork In and about Norfolk. And the
fishing qualities of the Northfork are
attested by the three and four pound
cat fish caught this week by a man
Ishlng on the prospective chautauqua
grounds.
The Ideal chautauqua grounds , which
Norfolk has been fortunate enough to
secure within a block or two of the
business center of the city , will at
tract more than the usual number
of permanent visitors who will occupy
tents on the grounds during the ten
days. The Woman's club of Stanton
has already decided to spend the en
tire ten days in Norfolk. The man
agement In view of the prospective
demand have arranged to secure an
Indefinite number of tents.
Season tickets for the chautuqua
are on sale in a number of Norfolk
stores and an active advertising cam
paign has been entered on. The chau-
tauqim programs , which are nearly
ready for distribution , will be exceed
ingly attractive , the local Illustrations
giving an idea of the attractive sur
roundings of the Norfolk chautauqua.
The largest ctinntnuc.ua crowd of the
ten days will probably greet Senator
La Folletto when he speaks on the
nfternlon of August 4.
The functions of the kidneys Is to
strain out the impurities ot the blood
whlph IB constantly passing through
them. Foley's Kidney Homedy makes
the kidneys healthy. They will strain
out all -waste matter from the blood.
Take Foley's Kidney Hemedy and It
will make you well. Ktesau Druy Co.
RUTH BRYAN LEAVITT HAS INTI
MATE FRIENDS HERE.
AN UNUSUALLY POPULAR GIRL
Mr. Bryan's Eldest Daughter Was a
Supreme Favorite In the University
of Nebraska A Charming Family
In Their Home.
Until Dry a n Ix-avllt is Intimately
known by several Norfolk people who
became more than ordinarily well
acquainted with her at the University
of Nebraska.
Among others , Miss Helen Bridge
of this city Is a sorority sister to Mrs.
Loavltt , both having belonged to the
name university Greek letter society ,
Delta Gamma. A genuine sisterhood
exists In college sorority life and Mlsn
Bridge linn very frequently been en
tertnlnod In the Bryan mansion at
Falrvlew by the democratic presiden
tial candidate's oldest daughter.
Popular College Girl ,
As a college girl , Kuth Bryan wns
Immensely popular. There wns noth
ing snobbish In her attitude. She wns
democratic. She made friends easily
and was on good terms with a great
many different circles of acquaint
ances.
And not only was she popular. Also
she wns clever. She wrote genuinely
brilliant short stories.
Belonged to "English" Club.
Miss Bryan was elected to the Eng
lish club of the university upon the
merit of her writing. The English
club used to moot every two weeks
and among those to give a bit of
spice to the meetings Miss Bryan
Huth Bryan could always be
depended upon. On Kngllsh club
meeting nights- she always stayed
down town at the Delta Gamma chapter -
tor house , the trip to Falrvlew being
quite too far after the street cars had
.stopped running nnd English club oc
casions being too Informal to justify
the formality of a cab.
Delightful In Her Home.
Miss Bryan was a most delightful
character In her own home at Falr
vlew. She had the faculty of making
a guest feel absolutely and perfectly
at home. One forgot , for the time be
ing , that it was a home of fame the
homo of a three-time nominee for the
greatest oillce in the world.
And a visit to the Bryan home was
unusually Interesting. Miss Bryan
had interesting souvernirs from all
parts of the world. Her "den" was
bettor than an art museum and crownIng -
Ing all of the attractiveness of the
place was the vivacious , magnetic per
sonality , the brilliant wit and good
humor of Mr. Bryan's daughter.
Mrs. Bryan was a charming mother ,
apparently , and a charming hostess ,
withal. And Colonel Bryan was equal
ly pleasant about the house.
"Norfolk ? Oh , yes , I know a num
ber of Norfolk people , " he said. "You
knew Lulkart up there ? He was al
ways a very good friend of mine. "
Bryan Children Hard on Shoes.
The Bryan children are all hard on
their shoes. That's what their shoo
dealer said. He happened to say It
as the climax on a rather peculiar in
cident.
Until Bryan was going to the thea
ter that night and had forgotten to
get a pair of shoes from the shoo
store , left there some time earlier for
a new heel. She wanted these shoes
particularly because they wnro par
ticularly comfortable and she liked
them.
"You came after them , did you ? "
asked the shoeman. "And are going
to send them out on the street car ?
Pretty good. Well , Ruth , always was
hard on her shoes. All tlie Bryan
children are. "
Those shoes were duly put on the
street car , all right , and the condua
tor was told to put them off at Falr
vlew. But the conductor forgot and
carried the shoes by. And it took a
trip next day to the traction com'
pany's office to get the missing foot
gear. But it must not be presumed
that Ruth lost out on the theater because
cause of that one favorite pair of
shoes.
Not Style , But Ease , Next Fall.
Chicago , July 11. It was not all
style that students In the art of tailor
ing were impressed with in a dlsserta' '
tion by John A. Spann at the annual
convention held at 185 Dearborn
street. They were admonished that
in cutting a garment it must be so
framed as to produce ease.
The trousers cuffs , the frilly pocket
aps , and other Innovations are to he
tabooed. Efforts are to be made to
make the ordinary man appear as
shapely as an Adonis without shoulder
paddings and to balance the garment
so as to give the wearer individuality.
Fads will be frowned upon and more
conservatism In shades recommended.
Long coats will cover the misfit of
the "barrel" trousers. Conservative
styles with a dniping effect that re
quires careful tailoring will prevail In
the fall.
"Zebra" styles that prevail this
summer are to be supplanted by unus
ual fabrics. Colors are to bo toned
down to conform to designs of greater
conservatism.
John J. Maypole said that the over
coat will bo "boxy" and of three-
quarter length , with a tendency to
shortness.
A IIKVRI.ATIOX.
It la a revelation to people , the severe
cases of lung1 trouble that have boon
cured by Foley's Honey and Tar. It
not only stops the cough but heals and
strengthens the lungs. I * M. RuKKlos ,
Heasnor , Iowa , writes : "The doctors
said I had consumption , and I not no
better until I took Foley's Honey and
Tar. It stopped the hemorrhages and
pain In my lungs and they are now aa
sound aa a bullet. " Klosau Drue Co.
persuasive , templing
nronwol OLD GOLDEN
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You never tire of its de
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COFFEE-
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3Sa found.
TONE DUOS. ,
DoiMolnai , la.
$125,000 INVOLVED IN ROSEBUD
SUIT UNDER ADVISEMENT.
RELATIVES OF JACK SULLY SUE
Judge Garland at Sioux Falls Has
Taken Under Advisement the Sully
Case Involving Title to 10,000 , Acreo
of Rosebud Land.
Sioux Falls , S. I ) . , July 11. Special
to The News : Judge Carland , of the
United States court In this city , has
concluded the work of hearing argu
ments In an Important case , which
was Instituted by Mary Sully , widow
of "Jack" Sully , the famous frontiers
man who was shot nnd killed a few
years ago during a running light with
a deputy United States marshal and
members of his posso.
The suit was Instituted by Mrs.
Sully In behalf of herself , her minor
children and other descendants of
Sully for the purpose of compelling the
government to allot to herself and the
other plaintiffs In the suit lands situ
ated In the Rosebud country. There
are twenty-three plaintiffs In the suit.
The defendant Is the United States nnd
John H. Scrlven , allotting agent In
charge of Indian allotments in Greg
ory , Tripp nnd Meyer counties.
Mrs. Sully alleges thnt she is a half-
blood Sioux Indian woman nnd that
herself nnd the other plaintiffs are
entitled to allotments of land under
acts of congress. About 10,000 acres
of land , valued at about $125,000 , are
Involved In the suit.
It is set forth in the complaint In
the case that the Indian bureau and
Allotting Agent Scrlven have declined
to recognize Mrs. Sully and the other
plaintiffs as Indians and therefore
have refused to allot to them the lands
which they have applied for under the
allotment laws.
They further allege that Allotting
Agent Scriven and the Indian bureau
threaten to allot to others the lands
applied for by them , nnd a part of
which is and has for years been oc
cupied by the plaintiffs. They ask
that Allotting Agent Scriven be re
strained by the federal court from
allotting the lands involved to other
parties pending the final determina
tion of the suit.
United States Attorney Wagner filed
a demurrer to the complaint in the
case , and It Is this which has just
been argued before Judge Carland.
.Too Klrby represented Mrs. Sully and
the other plaintiffs and made the ar
gument in support of the complaint.
After the arguments were concluded
Judge Carland took thp case under
advisement , - < . fl ! .
IJ.J.- ,
SEES NEEOOF PAYING
_
Prominent Citizen Sees the Need of
Improvement After Trip.
"I never realize the great need of
paving Norfolk avenue so much as
when I take a trip into other parts of
the country , " said a prominent Nor
folk man , discussing the paving propo
sition. "When you go away and see
other cities , many of them smaller
than Norfolk , with paved streets , you
come back home to realize that Nor
folk is really slow In the matter of
street improvement. " > * i
A numberof prominent and extensive
property owners in the down town
district who were formerly against
paving , have now come out in favor
of the Improvement , realizing that the
value of tholr property would be
greatly Increased by a paved street
Norfolk was originally built down
at the fork of two rivers. When it
rains Norfolk avenue gets muddy.
Paving was never needed more by any
city than It Is In Norfolk.
MINISTERS PLAY BASE BALL.
Spokane Ministers And Councllmen
Meet on Ball Diamond.
Spokane , Wash. , July 11. To assist
the needy Methodist churches of
Spokane the Methodist ministers of
Spokane and members of Uio city
council have signed articles for a
nine-Inning game of base hall at Na-
tatorlum park the afternoon of July
25. Ilev. Dr. Henry I. Rasmus , pastor
of First M. E. church , nnd Rev. Edwin
B. Lockhart , will bo the battery for
the gospelers , while Mayor C. Her
bert Moore and Ren II. Rico , chief
of the police department , will do the
twirling and catching for the admin
istration.